Lexical and phonological sources of Hmong elaborate expressions

In this paper, we would like to detail the ways in which 1hite Hmong elaborate expressions are built. These expres¬sions are sometimes in the form of a four-morpheme array with particular semantic and phonological constraints for aesthe¬tic heightening of language (that is, they are found to be prom...

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Main Authors: Johns, Brenda, Strecker, David
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/178923
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description In this paper, we would like to detail the ways in which 1hite Hmong elaborate expressions are built. These expres¬sions are sometimes in the form of a four-morpheme array with particular semantic and phonological constraints for aesthe¬tic heightening of language (that is, they are found to be prominent in poetry, but may certainly occur as a rhetorical device in ordinary conversation, as well).
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spelling ntu-10356/1789232024-07-12T05:16:08Z Lexical and phonological sources of Hmong elaborate expressions Johns, Brenda Strecker, David Arts and Humanities In this paper, we would like to detail the ways in which 1hite Hmong elaborate expressions are built. These expres¬sions are sometimes in the form of a four-morpheme array with particular semantic and phonological constraints for aesthe¬tic heightening of language (that is, they are found to be prominent in poetry, but may certainly occur as a rhetorical device in ordinary conversation, as well). Published version 2024-07-12T05:16:08Z 2024-07-12T05:16:08Z 1987 Journal Article Johns, B. & Strecker, D. (1987). Lexical and phonological sources of Hmong elaborate expressions. Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area, 10(2), 106-112. https://dx.doi.org/10.32655/LTBA.10.2.08 0731-3500 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/178923 10.32655/LTBA.10.2.08 2 10 106 112 en Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area © 1987 The Editor(s). All rights reserved. application/pdf
spellingShingle Arts and Humanities
Johns, Brenda
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Lexical and phonological sources of Hmong elaborate expressions
title Lexical and phonological sources of Hmong elaborate expressions
title_full Lexical and phonological sources of Hmong elaborate expressions
title_fullStr Lexical and phonological sources of Hmong elaborate expressions
title_full_unstemmed Lexical and phonological sources of Hmong elaborate expressions
title_short Lexical and phonological sources of Hmong elaborate expressions
title_sort lexical and phonological sources of hmong elaborate expressions
topic Arts and Humanities
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